As Public Support Falls, Harry Reid Rushes to Pass Immigration Bill

Harry Reid-11Article authored by Byron York and appeared in The Washington Examiner.  Article is courtesy of washingtonexaminer.com

With a new poll showing falling support for the Gang of Eight comprehensive immigration reform bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced an accelerated schedule in which the Senate would take a final, up-or-down vote on passing the bill by the end of next week. [Read more...]

The Left’s Phony Defense of Freedom

Obama watching usArticle authored by David Harsanyi and appeared on Human Events.  Article is courtesy of humanevents.com

There are many idealistic progressives who’ve remained opposed to the National Security Agency’s data mining programs regardless of who is in the White House. (We can’t surrender our freedom for safety, you know!) It’s only a shame that these same people have such little reverence for constitutional liberties in other areas of public life. [Read more...]

White House and Top Democrats Defend Dometic Spying as ‘Critical Tool’

NSA Obama approves domestic spyingBy Siobhan Gorman, Evan Perez and Janet Hook and appeared in The Wall Street Journal.  Article is courtesy of wsj.com

WASHINGTON—The National Security Agency’s monitoring of Americans includes customer records from the three major phone networks as well as emails and Web searches, and the agency also has cataloged credit-card transactions, said people familiar with the agency’s activities. [Read more...]

Harry Reid: More Money Needed to Prevent ObamaCare from Becoming ‘Train Wreck’ – The Hill

Harry Reid-13Article authored by Alexander Bolton and appeared on The Hill.  Article is courtesy of thehill.com

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says he shares colleagues’ concerns that the Affordable Care Act could become a “train wreck” if it’s not implemented properly.

Reid warned that people will not be able to choose health insurance plans on government health exchanges if federal authorities lack the resources to set them up and educate the public. [Read more...]

Hypocrisy! Lawmakers, Aides in Secret Talks to Exempt Themselves from Obamacare

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid-1Article authored by John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman and appeared on Politico.  Article is courtesy of politico.com

Congressional leaders in both parties are engaged in high-level, confidential talks about exempting lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides from the insurance exchanges they are mandated to join as part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, sources in both parties said. [Read more...]

Immigration Reform a Bonanza for Democrats: Would Transform Nation’s Political Landscape for a Generation

Latinos for Obama-3Article authored by Emily Schultheis and appeared on Politico.  Article is courtesy of politico.com

The immigration proposal pending in Congress would transform the nation’s political landscape for a generation or more — pumping as many as 11 million new Hispanic voters into the electorate a decade from now in ways that, if current trends hold, would produce an electoral bonanza for Democrats and cripple Republican prospects in many states they now win easily. [Read more...]

Obama Pushes for Internet Sales Tax – Is a “Financial Transaction Tax” Next?

Internet Sales TaxArticle authored by Brendan Sasso and Bernie Becker and appeared on The Hill.  Article is courtesy of thehill.com

Legislation that would empower states to tax online purchases cleared a key hurdle in the Senate on Monday after winning an enthusiastic endorsement from President Obama.

Senators advanced the bill in 74-20 procedural vote on Monday evening, just one vote short of the backing it received in a test vote last month. Twenty-six Republicans joined Democrats in moving forward with the bill. [Read more...]

Obama’s Gun-Safety Strategy Fails Because of His Political Missteps – Bloomberg

Diane FeinsteinArticle authored by Lisa Lerer & Heidi Przybyla and appeared on Bloomberg News.  Article is courtesy of bloomberg.com

Two days after the slaying of 20 first-graders at a Connecticut schoolhouse shocked the nation, President Barack Obama climbed a White House stage with an emotional appeal: It was time to fix the nation’s gun laws.

Four months later, that agenda is in tatters. [Read more...]

Freudian Slip? Harry Reid Calls Bill ‘Anti-Gun Legislation’ [video]

Harry Reid - anti-gun legislationArticle was authored by by NRO Staff and appeared on The National Review Online.  Article is courtesy of nationalreview.com

In an apparent slip of the tongue, Harry Reid this morning referred to the gun-control bill he brought to the Senate floor as “anti-gun legislation.”

“On the anti-gun legislation before the Senate, we are making good progress on the effort to schedule a series of votes on amendments to the anti-gun violence legislation before the Senate.”  [Read more...]

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